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Title: I Hope I Love Them (LITLR) - AndyR Original
Post by: AndyR on March 03, 2022, 05:23:14 AM
I Hope I Love Them - A A J Russe Written sometime in 1989 Recorded 2nd March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1
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This one has tugged at me for many many years.
I absolutely adored it from the moment I wrote it in 1989... But I thought it was too short (I think someone said "it will be really good when you've actually finished it" and I tended to believe people in those days).
I used the chords and some of the melody for other things a few years later. I sort of regretted that, but now I don't really care.
It always kept calling me back, every time I sifted through the battered sheets of A4 looking for something to sing... and there it was.
I still know exactly what this was about. And, really... there was nothing more to say on the subject. It always was kind of complete.
A few years ago, when I was cataloguing and typing in some lyrics of old songs, this was high on the list. And as I typed it in I sort of decided it was finished as it is.
All I had to do was record it one day.
I Hope I Love Them
Words & Music AndyR -------------------------------- They said they would but no-one came I hope I love them anyway It may be wrong the things they've done I hope I love them when they're gone
They all laughed when I fell down Let them laugh - I'm not around I hope I will not them down I hope I love them
Some go fast and some go slow How was I supposed to know People say what they must say I hope I love them anyway
Copyright (C) 1989 A A J Russe. All Rights Reserved.
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Title: Re: I Hope I Love Them (LITLR) - AndyR Original
Post by: Mike_S on March 03, 2022, 04:06:33 PM
Short but very sweet Andy. I really like the style of lyric. It's like a window we can half see through and we want to see more. Beautifully played and done and I have to say although you have had this one on your to do list for a long time, it sounds really fresh and spontaneous. Great song.
Mike
Title: Re: I Hope I Love Them (LITLR) - AndyR Original
Post by: Zoltan on March 04, 2022, 03:48:12 AM
As Mike_S said: Short but very sweet. I think the song lenght is perfect for the theme of this song. It says everything and feels like it comes a full circle in the end. Great song.
Title: Re: I Hope I Love Them (LITLR) - AndyR Original
Post by: Greeny on March 04, 2022, 05:23:20 AM
Love it. Tender and fragile. The thing with words are that they can't fail to work / sound great when you deliver them with passion and conviction like you do here. It's a lovely length for the final and poignant foot-note on an album. Fantastic!
Title: Re: I Hope I Love Them (LITLR) - AndyR Original
Post by: Blooby on March 05, 2022, 06:19:01 PM
I'm loving these sparse posts as they draw all the attention to the lyric (and your lyrics are worth a second, 3rd, etc. look). Enjoyed this a lot. Relatable, sadly.